The Oklahoma Our Blood Institute is hosting a series of blood drives between October 27 and November 1. There is an incentive to donate; if you donate at any Oklahoma OBI donor center next within those dates, you will be entered to win two tickets to the Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State game at Boone Pickens […]
During my first semester of teaching while in grad school, I made a habit of showing up to my classroom half an hour early. I was green as a sapling and felt wholly unqualified for the task before me, and I had the vague sense that arriving before anyone else and looking prepared was one […]
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – Lake Elementary and Middle School and the American Red Cross are hosting a Blood Drive on Friday, Nov. 3. The blood drive will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be held in the school’s meeting room at 8048 Broadstone Blvd. in Perrysburg. For more information on how […]
WORTHINGTON — Sanford Worthington Medical Center will host a community blood drive from 8 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 2. Donors may schedule their donation at cbblifeblood.org, selecting “events”, and Nov. 2; or call the Community Blood Bank at (605) 331-3222. Walk-ins are welcome, appointments are preferred. All who donate receives […]
This post was written by Kenan Alibegovic, DO, PPG – Family Medicine, PPG – Primary Care. The United States are experiencing a National Blood Shortage, meaning that the American Red Cross is in desperate need of donations. In addition to yielding the personal satisfaction that comes with giving to others, making a blood donation is safe, a minimal […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Houchin Community Blood Bank is asking for blood donations should the need arise to supply blood for victims of a mass shooting in Maine that killed at least 18 people. Houchin Community Blood Bank said it is on “stand-by” to aid victims in Maine and are thankful for people who have […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – At least 18 people were killed and 13 more were injured at a bowling alley and a bar in a mass shooting in Maine; now, Blood Assurance is on standby to send help to Lewiston. Blood Assurance is part of the National Blood Emergency Readiness Corps and is ready to ship […]
This Jamaican fruit bat, Artibeus jamaicensis, has a short jaw, like many noctilionoid fruit-eating bats. Credit: Alexa Sadier They don’t know it, but Darwin’s finches changed the world. These closely related species—native to the Galapagos Islands—each sport a uniquely shaped beak that matches their preferred diet. Studying these birds helped Charles Darwin develop the theory […]
With colorful headphones and eyes glued to her favorite Phineas and Ferb Disney movie on the family iPad, Ada reclined in her hospital bed tethered to a bag of medications and syringes of blood. She was in the middle of a gene therapy transplant – an infusion of her own blood cells that had been […]
Many Mainers across the state are seeking to donate blood to help victims in the mass shooting at multiple locations in Lewiston on Wednesday night. The Red Cross Blood Center in Auburn, Maine was closed on Thursday, Oct. 26 due to the incident. In a Facebook post, the American Red Cross of Northern New England […]